senate and makes us -- pushes us to make very bad decisions. if the second statement were true, he said, the secretary of state's office is under the control of the israeli foreign ministers, those two together, would edge our view of the israe israeli-u.s. relationship way out. >> chris: democrats say you are playing politics with national security. here's what president obama said. >> president barack obama: it is just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when i'm still presiding over a war in afghanistan, and i need a secretary of defense who is coordinating with our allies to make sure our troops are getting the kind of strategy and mission they deserve. >> chris: even if you allow hagel to be confirmed in a week when you come back from recess, do you worry he'll be damaged and therefore less effective dealing with congress and dealing inside the pentagon? >> i would worry about a congress being jammed, to support a nominee that the "washington post" said is to the left of the obama administration's foreign policy agend